Dear So and So

[SheFly]

Mimi - as others have said, be sure that during this difficult time you are taking care of YOU. As caregivers (and worriers), we often neglect ourselves and that doesn't help anyone in the long run. Sneak in your own food (don't eat that hospital cr*p) and take a break once in awhile - it's ok, really.

As much as I worry for Don, I worry for you, too.

Catrin - that advice goes for you as well as you tend to your mom! I hope all went well.

And Roxy - you are beautiful - don't forget it!

SheFly

[Biciclista]

Dear Shefly
Yesterday for the first time all week I cooked. I LOVE cooking !!! no burnt liver style tofu, no undercooked collards with too much red hot peppers in them.
No mushy rice.

My sweetie is texting and posted on facebook today for the first time since his surgery!

[SheFly]

Dear Shefly
Yesterday for the first time all week I cooked. I LOVE cooking !!! no burnt liver style tofu, no undercooked collards with too much red hot peppers in them.
No mushy rice.

My sweetie is texting and posted on facebook today for the first time since his surgery!

Hooray! So happy to hear that. Made me smile.

SheFly

[maillotpois]

Such good news Mimi!

[Blueberry]

Yay Mimi!!!

[PamNY]

Dear Shefly
Yesterday for the first time all week I cooked. I LOVE cooking !!! no burnt liver style tofu, no undercooked collards with too much red hot peppers in them.
No mushy rice.

My sweetie is texting and posted on facebook today for the first time since his surgery!

Hooray! That is such good news. and "burnt liver style tofu" is a memorable description.

[indysteel]

That's awesome, Mimi!!!!

Dear Self:

Stop buying "control top" tights and retire the ones you currently own. They do nothing but cut into your gut and render you uncomfortable for the entire work day. You'd be better off controling your appetite for ice cream. Okay?

[solobiker]

Mimi.. Happy to hear that he is starting to feel a little better and that you had some time to do some cooking. My thoughts continue to be with you and Don.

[Crankin]

Glad to hear that Don is texting and on Facebook, Mimi. Hey, I guess that's the new normal!
Weather was perfect today and I am still coughing. Grrr. I have been reduced to looking at my new bike. Didn't sleep too well either, as one of my 7 year old clients was expressing suicidal thoughts yesterday afternoon, so I had to go into crisis mode, although it was not really a crisis. I called my boss, so someone else knew, and even though I did all of the right things, it kept me up all night.
Tomorrow I am going to the core/weights class in the early AM and will put off any aerobic stuff until Friday. I feel like a tired, sick, and unfit slug.

[channlluv]

Dear Lady at the Y:

I hope I didn't offend you too much when I stopped your nutrition lecture mid-sentence, but I was talking to the aerobics teacher, not you, and I was asking her about increasing my caloric burn during class, so when you started in about my having to change my eating habits in order to lose weight, and you don't know jack about me or my eating habits, I just had to stop you. And, god, that felt good.

Dear Self:

Way to go on doing the hour of step aerobics this morning and following it up with 23 miles on the bike around the lake.

Roxy

[Blueberry]

Yay Roxy!!!!

Good job on the workout, and good job on stopping the meddling person. I get so flipping tired of lectures about my *very good* eating habits.

[channlluv]

Me too. I felt so empowered. Two weeks ago I might have stood there and nodded and gone along and even thanked her, but after the last few days here, the support...I felt empowered to stand up for myself, so thanks, TE!

Roxy

[VeganBikeChick]

WTG, Roxy! Thanks for empowering all of us!

[indysteel]

That's awesome, Roxy. On both counts. So out of curiosity, what did you say to the woman? It might be instructive for the rest of us in dealing with unwanted advice.

[solobiker]

Way to go Roxy!! I always hate it when people assume I want their input/opinion. You Rock!!